Posts tagged with “media literacy”

Not one, but two!

By Harry van Vliet on 8 September 2009

Yes indeed we are proud to present the first two issues of our CELL Cahiers series. Both are the result of the research we did the passing two years since we started the crossmedialab. Speaking of first results!

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What's the point of Web 2.0?

By Harry van Vliet on 27 July 2009

The abundance of web 2.0 tools and networks is leaving a clear mark on the internet today. Users present themselves by way of profiles, connect in large numbers to colleagues and old classmates, post their photo's on a global bulletin board and tell their whereabouts in short bursts of 'I exist!'. At the same time a discussion is rapidly unfolding on the media literacy of young people. Media literacy refers to acting consciously, critically and actively in a global world of media. In a world of digital identities, electronic files, camera surveillance, virtual communities and online transactions, there is no doubt that media literacy is a necessary competence. Not only to survive in a digital jungle but also as a way to express oneself, digitally.

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